??? MM 3.26
insert -->
Module File --> "name of OROM file"
Module ID --> 20
VID --> 8086
DID --> 2822

Select "Insert Uncompressed"
Insert

I thought this worked?

Okay here is what has happened.

Back when I started this, the OROM was 8.0.0.1038. Fernando, great help, got me to go to 10.1. Today tried and attained 11.2, but I noticed something in the BIOS as well. In the Boot section, the first options I had three where now with OROM 11.2 there is only 2. The option to see what drives are bootable is now gone. The only option is to "Select" boot drives. My Western Digital (D drive) was not included on the list.

Now I just did OROM 11.5.0.1414 and everything is fine; I can boot

So with 11.5.0.1414
BIOS in AHCI - still able to boot and install Windows
BIOS - the third option which disappeared is now back again so I now have my 3 options back in the boot section
BIOS in RAID - now the Asus splash screen appears and then a flash of about half my screen of some sort of orange-ish brown color and then hard shutdown followed by a self restart. Disconnected all SATA's and booted passed splash screen and I even got passed the hang spot only to be meet with "select a device to boot from",

Shutdown, installed two WD HDD so I can try RAID, same results; hard shutdown after weird color screen and self-reboot.

Disconnected drives, restarted, enter BIOS and changed to AHCI, shutdown. Install drives and then started up. All is good again so something weird with the RAID option now since OROM 10.1.0.1008.

@Fernando
Do you have Intel RSTe version 11.5.0.1184 and .1207? I went to Station Drivers and Intel, no joy.

@CPL0
Well now that you pointed that out then no. That setting is defaulted to "compressed" so then you are right; everything I have done has been compressed. Should I give that a go?

I'll take both in 64-bit, thank you

So here is what I did because the RAID setting in the BIOS is just bugging me. I just like to know why. So I updated to OROM 11.6.0.1702 and still the same issue where it hangs.

So I went back and installed OROM 10.1.0.1008 and it works again. I get the screen to make a RAID if I want and no hangs when set in the BIOS RAID.

So maybe a side affect as you mentioned before Fernando; the OROMs got bigger than the x58 boards can handle or something like that?

BTW, when I did install OROM 11.6.0.1702 and was in AHCI mode everything again was fine. Better scores in AS SSD, I can post previous ones too just to see the upward trend.

I know I am not RAIDing 2 or more, but this is getting interesting for me. But now I wonder if I do want to RAID (because that extra SSD doing nothing on my desk) is looking nice, but then again if I go up in OROM revisions past 10.1.0.1008 I do not get the RAID screen and who knows what it will do to my array.

Going to chew on this for a while; I'll get back here and post some screen shots for anyone who has this x58board

I'll try what CPL0 said, the uncompressed option. Are you familiar with doing it? I see that there is a drop down menu, not sure if I should select something in there. I can try it out after I get some other stuff off my plate. Or is "uncompressed" the RAID ROM will just make it worse?

I assume that when nothing happens it means it did not work.

I followed CPL0 steps about doing uncompressed and when I click "Insert" I get no error message nor nothing on the list changes.

As far as getting rid of a PCI module? Maybe the Marvell controller that runs the eSATA (in back) and IDE port (front edge of mobo) could be sacrificed. I wonder how much space we can get removing those and which one are they on the list in MMTools?

Here are the three tests I did with the various RST's and OROM's. File name has the setting and version for anyone who wants to see what my situation is.

Non-compressed OROM


Here's both P6T firmware's, one with compressed OROM and one with uncompressed OROM.

@CPL0 - Thanks. I'll keep these.

So what would the BIOS do if I delete the Marvell Controller from the ROM file? In the P6T Deluxe v2 the Marvell Controller was for an eSATA port in the rear and an IDE port along the front of the board. I only saw this option to turn on/off under the "Onboard options" area. Would that line item just disappear in the BIOS? I never use it, I always have had it shut off. Would that make some space?

It is PCI\VEN_11AB&DEV_6121 and just like the picture below it is 0.00%

A couple of things happened.

Removed the Marvell PCI ROM and then installed 11.2.0.1527

After I updated the BIOS and got the RAID screen so you were right there; it made enough room. Everything seemed well, but then I had issues.

First, I had momentary pauses while on the desktop. Just moving the mouse seemed to cause this. This started about 20 minutes of just reading files, moving some files (cleaning up desktop of notes)

Second, while playing some video games; about 7 minutes in to each game I got momentary pauses every 10-13 seconds apart. It would hit like 2 or three times and then nothing for another 10-13 minutes and then do it again.

So I just went back to OROM 10.1.0.1008 with the Marvell OROM and all of these issues went away. Weird.